Trolley conveyer



Oc*` 6, 1931. w. E. BENNETT ET AL 1,826,412

`TROLLEY CONVEYER oFiledAFeb. 20, 1928 f Work-carried bythe gin theadvancement 10 do'not interfere with fully hereinafterset forth.

. Figures 141s aisijde Y Patented Oct., 1 931 d j zglThe y'relatesto trolley lconjve'yers ik Y A .4 and'has for-its main y obje'ctlto so construct a trolley conveyerthat-.thegvarious classes of f matically. kreleased vhat predetermined points :.Of'f lthe .work holders.v Another object isto so construct Vthe mecha-k 1 nisms which controlfthey releaseoffthelwork from the various -work holders so. that they eachother in releasing f :g-the work.; Wit'hthesefjas. well as otherob` v i :fjects in-view, the novel features of construction fand combinainventionnesides in the tionsV and arran gements of parts more .ln thedrawings:.-1 f

,- y v elevation of a ,trolley l' conveyerembodyingourinvention;

Figure2 V ..The .'prises the I-beam track 1l upon thelower gvancedgby means of the conyeyer chain 4 7 my whichQ-is connected-'tothercarriagesand ex-A tends longitudinallybelowv the track @Each carriage'k carries the ,work holder which 1 comprises' vthe body 6 andthe work holdingy at it'snpper end Vto -the'gloWer end o flt'he l carriage as-by-meansof lthefbolt 8 and the .I 1 workholdingv memberis pivotally" connected j. vintermediate its ends tothe lower end 'ofthe n35 body;V as bymeansA ofthe. pin 9. --Thelower` portion 6 `of thebodyis .forwardly offset] from the Aupper portion- `62 preferably a dis- 4 arbesur- ,ported upon the work holding member 1k dicross wallf13, of the body- 6. This Vlocking' ;b `olt has the shoulderll i; gshoulder Ff mi LI.' BI

work? holders are yautoythec support ,ftrolley'conveyer com-v` member. 7.1 L The body is .'pivotally connectedY xfo'r :engaging the 1 i uponthe. work holding y'member f v wALrEI't 'BENNETT AND ALENA SHOP, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN; AssINoRs INC., or DETRoI'r, MICHIGAN, ln ycom?ena-asf. g:montar coNv'EYR nppiieagion nieu Febuary 2o, 192s. serial No; 255,786.

to hold the latter in operative position. This locking bolt is normally held in position 'to engage its shoulder with the shoulder of the :work holding member by means of the coil spring 14, the upper end of which abutsv thesis!! 'lug12*and the lower end of which abuts the a collar 15 Vsecured upon the locking' bolt. Foryactuating theflockingbolt to release the work, we have provided fthe longitudinally movable rod 16 which extends parallel to the@ 60 locking` bolt. andisguided at 'its Vupper and flower yendsrespectively inthe lugs `17y and 17 uponthe body 6. This rod is normally `in alignment withthe longitudinal axis of arriage andisadapted upon dow'negl movement to raise the lockingbolt 185 which is pivoted ward through the rock lever v v f rat .'19 intermediate its ends to-the body.. 6. is a sectional-and elevationtherew One end of this rock lever isengageable with f thelowerfendiof the rodv 16 and the other ende 70 1s engage'able with the lower side of the collar15.` 20 isracontactjmember, preferably sleeved over the rod-16 andyhaving at'itsopposite sides the transverse projections 21 for Contact@x 75 ing with, the shoulders 22,and 23 uponthe contact 'members 24. The' contact member 20 is adaptedto be adjustably secured to the rodfat various positions longitudinally thereof asbymeans of the set lscrew'25, the innergo end'ofwhich is engageable in one ofthe longitudinally spaced notches 26 in the plunger. The.y shoulders ,'22 and A23 extend transversely of each other with the shoulders 22ee'ngagey able withth'e'front sideof the projections 214;;35 and the'shoulder's 23 engageable withthe top sides thereof and thecontact members 24 are iny the nature of levers pivotall'y supported upon the track 1. These levers are secured at their upper ends vto the-shaft 2'( as by meanfsl 90 of the keys 28 so that they swing ingunison. Both levers are provided preferably Withthe Weights 29 which normally maintain the arms inclined in a direction opposite to thatof the conveyerv chaintravel so that during the;`l7` 95 advancement of the conveyer the transverse projections 21 first engage the shoulders'22 and swing the'levers 24,'thereb'y bringlng the shoulders 23'downupon the :transverse projections to forcetherod 16 downwardlyand: 10 1 dsenggefthe vlooking looltI 11 fornthe Work Work holding member in operative"position,V "holdingz-rnelnloer,Iy f Y gfv v releasing means for the looklng bolt Vlnoludl Theslloulders 22 and`2`3 are adjustable 'reling :t longtdnally'nlovalolerod, andmeans ative .tojthef Work holder 'tofcooperate with operableuponlongtudnal'movement ofsad 7 5 thetransveeeprojeotons 21min tl 'frfxvapruf us` rod'unVone'dlneotonto'move the lockingjbolt w l A, poshtonslfi'aldjngnentnponith `V"elelsged position showvm'tjh'e slaft27 'smolted 42 Inff'trolleyA CoIWeyer,;

the head the comlnnatio'n f- 30 which' sseolfedjto thev lowerendoff'the;"Wthwysupport, ofa, Work yholder mounted claim Sfogu'pmw ent tion, means forreleasing the means aforesaid lncluding a member carried by the Work holder and movablelongitudinally thereof, a Contact member carried by the member i aforesaid and extending transversely therec of, land a secondcontact member including a pair of levers pivotally mountedl upon the I l support and disposedupon opposite sides of the path'of travel of the Work holder, said levers having transverse portions engageable With opposite ends ofthel first mentioned Contact member for imparting a longitudinal movement to the releasing member for releas- With a support, of a Work holder mountedy ing the Work holding means.

8. In a trolley conveye'r, the combination upon and adapted tobe moved along said support, said'work holder having a pivotal work holding member, means for normally holding lsaid Work holding member yin operative position, means forreleasin'gthe means aforesaid, including a member carried by the'work holder and movable relative thereto, means for actuating said member to release the Work holding means including, a contact membercarried by the member and a second contact member pivotally mounted upon the support and having portions disposed upon opposite sides of the path of travel ofthe Work holder operable to engage the first mentioned contact member duri-ng the advancement ofthe work holdery and actuate said releasing member. y

9. In a ltrolley conveyer, the combination {'vvith a support, of la work holder mounted u ponv and adapted tobe moved along said support, said Work holder having a pivotal Work holding member, means for normally l `holding saidvvork holding member in operative position, means for releasing the means .aforesaid including a Contact member carried by the Work holder and movable relative thereto, and asecondcontact member pivotally mounted upon the support and normally inclinedvin a direction opposite to the direction of travel of theconveyer and having a portion engageable Withsaid rst mentioned Contact member Vduring the advancement of said Work holder foractuating the releasing i. 50 member to release ythe Work holding member.

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In testimony whereof We aiix our signai WALTER `BENNETT. v

LEONARD J. BISHOP. 

